Pan-African Hour: Syllart vs. Soundway (May 26, 2010)

DJ Hey Turkey Sandwich and DJ Ride the Lightning start the show off with a short spotlight on our favorite African-Canadian, K'Naan, before going into a face-off between two of our favorite record labels: Syllart and Soundway. Quite an eclectic show, from traditional Malian music to Congolese Rumba, featuring music by K'Naan, Chubb Rock, Geraldo Pino, Empire Bakuba, Sir Valentino, Ensemble Instrumental de Guinee, Dr.K. Gyasi and his Noble Kings, Soundioulou Cissokho and Mahawa Kouyate, Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination, and Fanta Damba. Music from the Syllart albums: Mali:One Day on the Radio, Guinee: Cultural Revolution, Congo 70: Rumba Rock, and Senegal: The Teranga Spirit, and the Soundway albums: Afro Baby, Geraldo Pino and his Heartbeats-Afro Soca Live, Panama!3, and Ghana Special. All Syllart albums are from their African Pearls series. These record labels are great, so buy their albums!

Eat My Country: Banjo

May 26th episode of Eat My Country. Focusing on banjo music, we play some West African, some cottin pickin, some claw hammer and some old man stammer. Featuring Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko-Dakar, Fred Eaglesmith and the Flathead Noodlers-Do You Love Me Know, The Country Gentlemen-Red Rocking Chair, Jimmie Strothers-Cripple Creek, The Sadies-Choosing To Fly, The Cox Family-I Am Weary Let Me Rest, Fred-Eaglesmith and the Flathead Noodlers-No Sorrow No More, Willie Chapman-Jaw Bone, B.F Shelton-Darling Cora, United Steel Workers of Montreal-Lorelei, Hobart Smith-Banging Breakdown, Bill Cornett-Born In Old Kentucky, Clarence Ashley-Naomi Wise, Fred Eaglesmith and the Flathead Noodlers-Rooster Fight, Lake Of Stew-Hey Bully and the Carolina Chocolate Drops- Cornbread and Butterbeans.

Eat My Country: The Sadies

Episode from May 19th 2010. Just for Alberta Bertha, it's a special on the Sadies! She really loves them, so we play songs off almost all of their albums, including their album that just came out- Darker Circles. Also, Sadies collaboration with Neko Case and their side project the Unintended.Yeah Sadies!

Pan-African Hour: Carribean Music (May 19, 2010)

Music from Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Trinidad, and more! Featuring music by Frederick McQueen, Rev W. G. McPhee, St. Vincent Latinaires, Seignor Filikwe et Ses Jours, Anzala, Dolor, Velo, Joseph Spence, The Pinder Family, Lord Melody, Kobo Town, Abasenthe Beausolei, and Nemours Jean-Baptiste.

HHSOPB: Gifts Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Originally aired May 9th, 2010, on CJSR 88.5 fm in Edmonton. Spooky Luk is back in the house, kickin' of the first half of the show with the good ol' global hip hop. In the second half we be rockin' it Gang Starr style, playin' a cross section of hip hop from Guru's career in tribute to a true legend of hip hop who sadly passed away on April 19th, 2010.

HHSOPB: Time for a Kemo Treatment

Originally aired May 2nd, 2010 on CJSR 88.5 fm in Edmonton, AB. Spooky Luk was away in Van City, so Ranking B brought in some special guests, Edmonton's own Kemo Treats. Promoting their new album "Straight Gold" and a whole lot o' tings I still don't fully understand, we rocked some auto tune, and got a very special &...old telephone caller. Check it out cuz "It's Gold!"

HHSOPB: European to the Fiji Islands

Originally aired April 25th, 2010 on CJSR 88.5 fm in Edmonton, AB. Another tack in the map as we pump some Fijian hip hop for the first time ever on Hip Hop Spread On Planet Bread. Spooky Luk comin' with a European Hip Hop profile, and some Venezuelan raps for good measure.

...On another note, HHSoPB has officially released a global hip hop mixtape, compiled and mixed entirely by Ranking B and DJ Spooky Luk. Its called "Hungry Hungry Hip Hop Volume 1" and is sure to be the first of many, so keep ya eyes & ears open.